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In the past decade Morocco has witnessed political liberalisation and economic growth. The king is the head of the state in this Arab country; and he enjoys broad authority, yet many constitutional amendments were introduced in the nineties introducing new rights allowing many exiles to return to their homeland.
Today Morocco faces two major challenges: stabilising its economic growth and reducing unemployment. Though it has been improving throughout recent years, the Moroccan economy remains dependent on other countries and climate conditions. On the other hand, unemployment rates are high, especially among the educated and the participation of Moroccan women in the job market is among the weakest in the region.
Accordingly, 3.3 million jobs have to be created with the active population expected to grow significantly in the coming years. Fighting illiteracy and introducing education reforms to education are other needs, given that a great number of Moroccan employees are illiterate. Though participation in education has improved recently, especially among girls, very few are able to continue in higher education and almost half of university students leave college without getting a degree.
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In numbers
43% of the Moroccan population over the age of 10 are illiterate.
8% of Moroccans live abroad, and among them one million are employed.
In 2003, 51.3% of Moroccans were under the age of 25.
*Sources: ETF Morocco country plan.
| The ETF in Morocco
In order to boost the Moroccan economy and advance the capacity for reform in agriculture and the handicrafts industry, the ETF has helped Morocco shape a strategic plan for developing apprenticeship schemes in those two sectors. The ETF is also working to improve young people’s employability, through the MEDA-ETE project. Moreover, it is assisting reforms for quality assurance in Moroccan vocational education and training and is promoting EU educational best practice.
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